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- From: stu5s11@bnr.ca (David Simmons 1342678)
- Subject: Re: PowerBook 100 LCD screen replacement?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.150438.22107@bcrka451.bnr.ca>
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
- References: <1992Aug11.200214.28388@news.media.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:04:38 GMT
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- (Sorry for not e-mailing this directly, but my company has cripplenet,
- and I haven't figured out how to email this direct from xrn.)
-
- >Well I dropped my PowerBook 100 and the screen cracked, pretty badly
- >too. A call to Apple Tech Service yielded the repair cost: $790.
- >Yie, for that much I could buy a brand new PB 100! Or rather, for
- >that much, I can't.
- >
- >Does anyone have any clues as to the manufacture of the PowerBook LCD
- >screen? It's a 640x480 pixel device, so I'm kind of holding on to the
- >hope that's it's not too obscure, and that I might be able find a
- >replacement through retail electronic supply channels.
-
- First, the screen is unlikely to be a common type. There's a 50% chance
- it a custom design for Sony. Second, $790 isn't that bad a price. LCD screens
- are expensive. The only reason Apple can afford to sell them for $900
- is because they probably get a deep volume discount. As an individual you're
- unlikely to get a better price.
-
- EDN (Electronic Design for engineers) recently published an article
- on LCD screens. The prices listed were very high, usually over the $1000
- price level.
-
- Which brings a question to mind. I can't think of any ads in Byte that are
- offering PC notebooks for less than $1000. Are there any? Or is Apple
- dumping the PB 100s to get market share?
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- John Andrusiak
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